Women's Basketball Opens 2018 Versus Bucknell in Tuesday Matinee

Tuesday, January 2

Boston, MA

2 pm

Boston University

Bucknell

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Women's Basketball Opens 2018 Versus Bucknell in Tuesday Matinee

December 30, 2017 | Women's Basketball

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Women's Basketball (6-5, 1-0 PL) vs Bucknell (6-6, 0-1 PL)
Date & Time	Tuesday, Jan. 2 \| 2:00 p.m.
Venue	Case Gym \| Boston, Mass.
Notes	BU
Watch	Patriot League Network
Live Stats	GoArmyWestPoint.com
Twitter	@BUGameDay \| @TerrierWBB
Tickets	Ticketmaster.com
Promotion	Free Student & Youth Admission

BOSTON – Opening 2018 at Case Gym, the Boston University women's basketball team will look for its second straight victory in Patriot League play as it welcomes Bucknell on Tuesday, Jan. 2 for a 2 p.m. tilt. BU students and kids 8th grade and below are eligible to receive free admission.

LAST TIME OUT

Hitting the road for its Patriot League opener, BU staved off Army West Point, 60-59, Friday afternoon at Christl Arena.Nia Irving recorded her second straight double-double with 14 rebounds to go with a season-high 22 points, including the go-ahead basket with 11.8 seconds left.
Irving tallied her second straight double-double and has four double-doubles over the last 10 games.
Payton Hauck set a new career-high and led all scorers with 23 points on an efficient 9-for-13 shooting clip.
Hauck and Irving combined for 22 of BU's 28 points in the first half and 45 total.
Katie Nelson matched a season-high with eight assists.

LEADING THE PACK

Nia Irving has led the Terriers in both scoring and rebounding in four of the last six games.
During that stretch, she has averaged 15.0 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.
Additionally, she has shot at least .500 percent form the floor in four of the last six outings.
Irving has done most of her damage in the first half, as she has scored 59 of her last 89 points in the first half on 58.6 percent (27-of-46) shooting.

BACK ON TRACK

Payton Hauck exploded for a career-high 23 points at Army on Friday, and tallied three assists and three steals apiece.
After notching double-digit scoring figures in the opening four games, Hauck was limited to single digit scoring the next six games until breaking out against the Black Knights.

SCOUTING BUCKNELL

Bucknell will play its fifth straight road game as enters Tuesday's matchup riding a three-game losing streak.
The Bison dropped a 68-58 decision at American in their conference opener on Friday.
Kate Walker posted a team-high 23 points and matched Tessa Brugler with eight rebounds.
Kaitlyn Slagus, the 2016 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, leads the team with 11.9 points per game, while Kyi English follows with an 11.8 scoring clip.
Bucknell has amassed a mark of 33-3 in conference play over the last two seasons and has claimed at least a share of the last two regular season Patriot League titles.
Two-time defending Patriot League Coach of the Year Aaron Rouseel has been a proven winner, notching a career record of 268-113 and is 106-62 during his six seasons at the helm of the Bison.

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